Bowie knife

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A large sheath knife, usually of clip point style and usually with large guards at the ricasso.
    — To ensure good behavior, the slaveholder relies on the whip; […] to imbrute and destroy his manhood, he relies on the whip, the chain, the gag, the thumb-screw, the pillory, the bowie-knife, the pistol, and the blood-hound.

词形变化

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词源

Named after American pioneer and soldier James Bowie (1796–1836) (/ˈbuːi/) who famously used such a knife as a weapon in a duel.
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